William Karlsson tipped-in the go-ahead goal with 1:13 left, and the Vegas Golden Knights rallied past the Utah Hockey Club 4-2 on Friday night.

Karlsson scored twice in the final 73 seconds, adding an empty-netter with 28.2 seconds left at Salt Lake City. Tomas Hertl had a pair of power-play goals to help Vegas erase a two-goal deficit. Adin Hill made 32 saves for the Golden Knights.

Logan Cooley and Mikhail Sergachev scored for Utah. Karel Vejmelka made 25 saves

CAPITALS 5, AVALANCHE 2: Connor McMichael had two goals and Washington scored four times on its first 10 shots in a victory at Colorado.

Jakub Vrana, Jakob Chychrun and Rasmus Sandin also scored and Charlie Lindgren made 17 saves to spoil the return of three key forwards for Colorado.

Valeri Nichushkin was added to the active roster after a six-month suspension under the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program and had one shot in 19:27 of ice time.

Colorado also got back wingers Jonathan Drouin and Miles Wood from upper-body injuries. Drouin had not played since opening night, and Wood was on the injured list since Oct. 28.

BLUE JACKETS 6, PENGUINS 2: Zac Werenski and Dmitri Voronkov each had a goal and an assist, Elvis Merzlikins made 23 saves and Columbus snapped a six-game skid with a victory over visiting Pittsburgh.

Zach Aston-Reese, Mathieu Olivier, Damon Severson and Cole Sillinger also scored for the Blue Jackets. They improved to 6-8-2 with their first victory since Oct. 30.

VEGAS SIGNS MCNABB TO $10.95M EXTENSION: The Vegas Golden Knights signed defenseman Brayden McNabb to a three-year extension worth $10.95 million on Friday, keeping one of the their original players under contract for the franchise’s first decade of existence.

McNabb, who turns 34 in January, will count $3.65 million against the salary cap from when the deal kicks in next season through 2027-28.